Francis Charles
(Charles)
Prowse
Born in Brackley Point Road, Prince Edward Island
Ancestors 
Son of John Prowse
and Hannah (Harper) Prowse
Brother of
Matilda Prowse, Frederick W. N. Prowse, Hannah Agnes (Prowse) Clements and Mary Helen (Prowse) Pickard
Husband of
Priscilla Ida (Richards) Prowse
— married
4 Nov 1896 in Prince Edward Island
Father of
Benjamin Arnold Prowse and Murial F. Prowse
Died
at age 86
in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jul 2014
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Biography
Francis Charles Prowse was born on April 3, 1874 in Brackley Point Road, Prince Edward Island and was baptized on August 4, 1874 at the Cornwall United Church.[1] He was the son of John Prowse and Hannah Harper. Charles grew up on the family farm.
On November 4, 1896, Charles married Ida Richards.[2] They had two children, Benjamin and Murial. In 1901, Charles, Ida and their first child, Benjamin, were living in Charlottetown. The family eventually settled in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, where Charles worked as a blacksmith.[3] Charles's cousin, Jarvis Prowse who was married to Ida's sister, Emma, also settled in Glace Bay, where Jarvis worked as a tinsmith.
Charles died on December 23, 1960 in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.[3]
Sources
- ↑ PEI, Public Archives and Records Office, Baptismal Record, United Church, Cornwall, Book 1, Pg 2 - Francis Charles Prowse
- ↑ PEI, Public Archives and Records Office, Marriage Licenses, RG19, Series3, Subseries4: Marriage Licenses, 1896 - Francis Charles Prowse & Priscilla Ida Richards
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, Death registrations: 1864-1877; 1908-1962: 1960, Page: 6785 - Death of Francis Charles Prowse
See also:
- 1881 Canada Census; PEI, Queens (District 2), Subdistrict A-2, Charlottetown Royalty, Pg 188 - John & Hannah Prowse and 5 children (Transcribed as “Prouse”)
- 1891 Canada Census, Library and Archives Canada; PEI, Queens (135), Charlottetown Royalty, Page 12 - John & Hannah Prowse and 5 children
- 1901 Canada Census, PEI, Queen’s West (136), Charlottetown (City), A-14, pg 1 – Charles and Ida Prowse and 1 child
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charles by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Charles:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charles by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Charles:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Joanne Clark 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Jody4559
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~3.12%
Florence (Prowse) Cooper :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T756345 [compare]
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~1.56%
Leanne Cooper :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A039526 [compare], Ancestry member LeanneCooperGenealogy
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T635756 [compare]
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~1.56%
Jayne (Cooper) Kellock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A034271 [compare]
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~1.56%
Robert Prowse :
Autosomal DNA Test
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~0.78%
Anne (Thorsley) Guerra :
23andMe, GEDmatch M566620 [compare]
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~0.78%
Gerald Williamson :
AncestryDNA
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